NPA boss – for now – Shaun Abrahams has submitted his representations on why he should keep his job, this after Jacob Zuma threw him under the bus a few weeks ago for botching the Pravin Gordhan job.
Well what do you know, the president has turned on his partner in crime after they failed to oust Gordhan.
The withdrawal of charges against South Africa’s Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan by the country’s National Prosecuting Authority brings to mind events in 2008 when a judge quashed corruption charges against current President Jacob Zuma.
While ANC members did their best to defend the NPA boss and his alleged dealings with the party, even going so far as to suggest it is his job to roll out government policy; The DA, EFF and Freedom Front Plus at least gave Abrahams a proper grilling.
The DA believes the decision by the NPA’s Shaun Abrahams to drop all charges against Pravin Gordhan – yeah, that happened, in case you missed it – to be proof that the charges were manufactured to start with.
The NPA boss has done a complete 180 and is now doing his best to absolve himself of any guilt in the trumped-up prosecution of Gordhan… somewhat unsuccessfully.
There’s no way the NPA boss is getting away from this unharmed, check it out.
The EFF leader has called on members of the public to join the EFF’s mass action in Pretoria on Wednesday, November 2, and warned business owners that they should close up shop as their safety could not be guaranteed on the day.
Good news everyone, NPA boss Shaun Abrahams might be getting ready to drop the so-called ‘charges’ against the finance minister… likely because he didn’t stand a snowball’s chance in hell of getting a conviction.
101 ANC stalwarts have come together as one, calling for urgent corrective measures in order to “reclaim the trust of society and moral high ground” while there’s still time.
Dear Comrade Shaun, congratulations on rounding up the finance minister and two of his former henchmen from the SA Revenue Service. Like you, I despise people who understand numbers.
Section 18 (2) (b) of the Riotous Assemblies Act was drafted and signed into law to help the previous administration exercise control over the black population… wait, what?
So, while the Supreme Court of Appeal provisionally denied Zuma’s attempt to appeal a High Court Judgement reinstating 783 corruption charges against him; the SCA did give him the opportunity to give an oral argument to justify his appeal.
South Africans have come together as one in support of embattled finance minister Pravin Gordhan and lambasted the National Prosecuting Authority for choosing to charge him, yet protect Zuma against the 783 corruption charges against him.
The ConCourt, where Zuma and his closest allies have faced defeat after defeat this past year, has refused to hear an appeal by the National Prosecuting Authority against reinstating 783 charges of fraud against el presidente.
The South African Communist party has broken ranks with the tripartite alliance and spoken out against what it believes is a political vendetta against finance minister Pravin Gordhan.
The National Prosecuting Authority has reportedly lined up more than 30 witnesses to testify against finance minister Pravin Gordhan in what many have labelled a political attack against the minister for trying to reign in government spending.
So, just how much of your tax money has el presidente spent in his seemingly endless string of legal battles?
El presidente’s fast finding himself backed into a corner as every attempt to stay out of court ends in failure…
The SAPS in Kimberley have reopened the case of sexual harassment against the ruling party’s Western Cape leader after text messages between Fransman and his accuser were discovered.
Pikoli, who used to be the head of the National Prosecuting Authority, weighs in on the current state of affairs and Zuma’s chances of avoiding the courtroom. According to Pikoli, who is himself an advocate, the chances of success for the NPA and Zuma’s appeal against the North Gauteng High Court’s ruling are pretty darn […]
Shaun Abrahams was stumped when confronted with the question of why the NPA chose not to appeal a similar case in the past yet did so with Zuma’s corruption charges.
El presidente has said that he’ll add his voice to the NPA’s appeal against the High Court ruling that corruption charges against him be reinstated.
Monday’s been a busy day for the NPA, what with refusing to prosecute both the leader of the ANC AND the party’s Western Cape leader.